Happiness

The Weekly Writing Update #20

12.17.22

Blasting Lovers Rock and thinking of my bf <3

Also just had the worst day at work but I have a semi update: I didn’t get much writing done AGAIN this week, but I managed to write a couple hundred words in starting sentences. Which is a start. I’m just glad I have something to show for the last week, even if it’s lame.

This may be obvious to everyone else, but the Holiday season is kicking my ass at work right now. Which is why I haven’t been writing,,, pretty much at all. You can count on me picking it back up after the new year though. Thank you to everyone sticking around, even if you’re few and far between. :)

I will try and get out of this rut asap! Ive started this thing to try and help me write even while I’m busy as work, even if it’s just a couple sentences with a cool aesthetic. I want to post more progress for those of you who are watching my journey!

Lots of love, Alex

<3

watching characters try to fight the narrative like i'm a roman senator at the coliseum

Came up with a great story idea. Can’t wait for my brain to make it so intricate in my head yet impossible to write out.

Writing With Color – Featured Description Posts

Some of our most useful posts on describing People of Color, all in one place.

Words to Describe Hair

Words to Describe Skin Tone

Describing Asian Eyes

Describing Wide Noses

Describing Undead & Sick Dark Skin

Describing POC and Avoiding Caricatures

Describing Unnatural Skin Tones: Green

Describing Unnatural Skin Tones: Jaundice

Indicating Race of Characters (FAQ Questions #3-4)

Not Indicating Race at All – Note: You Probably Should

Praising Beauty Without Fetishizing

Describing Characters Without Othering

Olive Skin, Race and Ethnicity

Specific Description Posts  

Describing Skin as Swarthy (Spoiler alert: it’s sketchy)

Describing East Asian Skin as Porcelain (Spoiler alert: it’s also sketchy)

Describing Skin as Russet (Spoiler alert: it’s alright)

Describing PoC as Exotic (SA: it’s othering)

Describing Skin as Ebony (SA: it’s cliche)

Describing Natural Hair as Cloud-Like (SA: it’s cool)

Describing Black Hair as Unkempt (SA: it’s offensive)

Describing Black Hair as Kinky (SA: it depends)

Describing Skin as “Dark as Night” (SA: it also depends)

Describing Skin as Like Dirt or Soil (SA: See above)

Describing Skin as just “Dark.” (SA: it’s vague)

Describing Black Hair as “Nappy” (SA: it ain’t recommended)

Describing Skin With Food (SA: it’s a no-no)

–WWC

The first two years of writing a story is just Thinking™️

The Weekly Writing Update #13

10.29.22

Again, not much of an update this week. My (minuscule) progress was mostly ideas this week. And I hate that when I actually had free time this past week, when I sat down to write there were no words. Writers block is such a BITCH

But anyway, I’m glad to have had some new ideas.

⇨ I created the villain for the end of the series, the one at the end of everything. Even got a sick ass name, I just need to visualize their appearance using picrew. Because I can’t draw.

⇨ Got a cool idea for 1-2 (possibly 3??) chapters in the middle. Which is good, because right now the middle of the book is just a vague idea. I need more plot/chapters ideas for the middle but for now I’ll start here!

:)

Siblings

WRITERS

If you see this, spoil your WIP's biggest plot twist using ONLY ONE WORD

Here's mine!

Dying

@ fanfic authors: don’t apologise for writing filler chapters! i see this all the time!! filler chapters are so important to narrative pacing! a story needs downtime so the faster paced or denser elements have room to breathe! you’re writing a well balanced story!!! also, you’re giving me that filler for free! thats crazy!!! thats so kind of you!!! thank you for this gift!!!!!!

The Weekly Writing Update #1

08.06.22

Howdy! This week is the first official writing update for my wip! There isn't much, but I do have a couple things;

⇨ I have officially decided to call my wip The Prince, The Prodigy, & the Seeing Eye, at least until I think of a better title. I'll use that tag on all posts related to my wip

⇨ I fixed the beginning scene to fit better, and the words are flowing easier!

⇨ I do have one concern: one character who is going to be a crucial part of the first book and a main character, isn't going to be as central in the rest of the series. I'm worried this is bad or if I should fix it, but I know its something I can worry about later

That's all I have for this week, most of the past two days was me changing my main into this writerblr, and trying to fix that mess in chapter one.

XOXO~

ꜰɪꜰᴛʏ ᴛʏᴘᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ: [ꜰᴀɴᴛᴀꜱʏ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀꜱ]

Witch - an evil person depicted with magic powers

Faery - a small being that has magic powers, often with wings

Elf - a supernatural creature depicted with pointed ears and capricious nature

Ogre - a man-eating giant

Wizard - a person depicted with magic powers

Warlock - a practitioner of witchcraft

Knight - a mounted soldier in armour who serves the throne

King - the ruler of a country

Banshee - a spirit whose wailing warns of impending death

Gnome - a dwarfish creature who enjoys hoarding treasure

Nymph - a spirit of nature who lives in rivers and trees

Selkie - a person on land and seal in the water

Merperson - a half person, half fish who lives in the water

Leprechaun - a small, mischievous sprite

Crusader - a fighter in medieval crusades

Mage - a magician or practitioner of magic

Halfling - the offspring of a human and member of a magical race

Henchman - loyal supporter of a person

Witch hunter - a person who hunts witches (alternatively, fae)

Hunter - a person who hunts animals

Seer - a person who can see the future

Dwarf - a member of a race of short, humanlike creatures who typically live in underground mines

Archer - someone who shoots a bow

Necromancer - someone who can raise the dead; the practitioner of dark magic

Cleric - a priest or religious leader

Rogue - a character capable of sneaky and nimble tricks

Bard - a poet who typically recite epics or song

Demon - an evil spirit or devil

Dragons - an often fire-breathing giant winged reptile

Ghost - an apparition of a dead person

Werewolf - a human who transforms into a wolf under a full moon

Shifter - a human who can transform into an animal

Psychic - a human who can tell the future

Gods - a superhuman being with mythical (and often unlimited) powers

Angel - a spiritual being often represented as an attendant to a god

Troll - an ugly creature depicted as a giant or a dwarf

Vampire - a corpse who may transform into a bat and uses long, pointed teeth to suck the blood of humans in the night

Dark elf - an evil supernatural creature depicted with pointed ears and capricious nature

Undead / zombie - a corpse come alive

Orc - a member of an imaginary race of humanlike creatures, characterized as ugly, warlike, and malevolent

Golem - a clay figure brought to life by magic

Ghoul - an evil spirit or phantom

Goblin - a mischievous, ugly creature resembling a dwarf

Lich - an undead creature

Imp - a small, mischievous devil or sprite

Paladin - a knight renowned for heroism and chivalry

Thief - something who steals property, especially by stealth and without using force or violence.

Priest - an ordained minister of the church

Druid - a priest, magician, or soothsayer

Human - a species of primate characterized by bipedalism and a complex mindset